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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-10, Page 11come site tiDiF';' o sh line of a 10 kilometer s aeuatdry, Skiers.Sunday was "e t Rjc A -Thoth. Sherd set. iti tsei for Cy,sio_,Fibrpsis By WilMa Ede. C tion11jf -s t.o, be: held from .April 17-23, swill . be Marked .by, various activities In the separate schools under the jurisdiction of the Huron Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, it was learned nit a meeting of the board in Dublin Monday night. Superintendent of program, illiam Eckert, reported the theme of Education Week this year will be growing with dignity. He said a teacher representative from each 'ischool will be named by the principal and this committee of county representatives will meet- Wednesday to discuss and the Mentally Retarded Adult Workhop In Goderlch and - various activities. Each were .offered a hot drink aid hat dog whentthey'erorl "+ ' represher school will return to fitiishlfltl *staff photo) _ ur tr�;his or her school to plan with " °«p�the principal and other achers what that school will wil activ'iti:ee tinct .. bookiet B iah a _ hole Program... This Dist.. ac- ..,,..,, tivities will be available to the driver's - parents. Trustee Arthur Hold of RR 4, Listowel, will represent thte board - on the ' •'county Education Week committee. A request from John McCarron .,for permission to visit the separate schools in Stratford to present the Young 'Olympian program was held over until the next meeting of the boalt—bir February 14 in " order to secure more information: Vincent Young, Goderich trustee, chairman of the transportation committee, recommended that James cross-country skiing enthusiasts:took part in the Goderich Kinsmen Club d 5 helped, raise $3,000 for Kinsmen projects, The group boasted of g skffe "thee a three tines while waiting for older members of their group to lete it;tlee to lake the _required 10 kilometers. (staff photo) Pu4'er had='isn idea' that netted tliei;. h Kinsmen'. Club 3,000.. fort of their projects.'The" F idea '>iivas . a •Kinsmen sponsored Ski. A-Thon designed to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis research fund and.: the ,Csoderich Mentally Retarded 1 Adult Workshop. About 65 cross country skiers thought Barney's idea, was a good one and spent Sunday afternoon on a. l0 Dan,Worthy, left, and Barney Purser give young Darcy Doak a hand putting on his skis as the youngster prepares to take on the 10 kilometer course set up for the Kinsmen Club Ski- A-Thon held Sunday. The youngster joined a schoolmate at Queen Elizabeth School and two teachers from the school and raised about $250 in the cross country charity event. (staff -photo) on an instant hit kilometer course near Feagan's Gravel J'it outside Goderich to prove it. The Ski-A-Thon was the first of what the Kinsmen hope to make an annual event; Delayed one week du to weather the event got a little support from Mothe Nature Sunday when clear cold weather made conditions nearly ideal for the sport. Cross country skiing is a relatively new fad in winter sports. It is as old as skis tut this year has become a hobby ,for more people than perhaps ever before in Goderich. The Kinsmen Club knew there was enough cross country ;enthusiasts around Goderich to make the event 'a success but never thought they would raise the amount of money they did. "We thought we were being bptimistic when we aimed for $1,000," said Kinsmen epokesrftan Bob McDougall. "We had a fantastic response and.. should have between '$2,,500 and $3,000 when it's .over." eg•i..Stration of • skiers began about 11 in the morning and by just after noon more Olen 60 people had 'turned in their pledge sheets; put on their skis and headed but on the trail. The Kinsmen 'Manned checkpoints along tlllte route, scouted it con- : ntfy with -snowmobiles and kOpll.a warm bus and a piping ,:;cup of coffee or hot eluate ready . for the returning participants. he Goderieh Kinettes ted their time and a hot 'and refreshment to,each rand'sold foodand drink1 ectators or skiers who More than one hot dog armed to donate their. to,a service project: was designed to • ers a challenge l:,eo tough that e youngsters or novice skiers couldn't handle it. Kinsman r Jim Mulhern said the course , could be skied by anyone over 10 and would keep' an older more experienced skier going for over an hour. Originally the event was to be held at the Saratoga Swamp but the area was snowbound after last week's storm. Although they had to work with a much smaller area the Kinsmen managed to map out a five kilometer trail and asked the skiers to cover it twice. "I've never skied down there before," said Mulhern. "It's not as big as Saratoga but it's nice." _ People of all ages and lifestyles had something in common Sunday and all seemed to rise to the oc- casion. Newcomers to the sport, out for perhaps their. first or second -time, covered the distance in about two hours while more ex- perienced skiers took just over an hour. Some younger participants went around the trail three times waiting for older people, mostly parents, to ski it twice. Bonnie Graham, principal of Queen Elizabeth School, " and Bevan Lindsay, a teacher at the school, took tWo retarded children out and the "' 'foursome raised nearly $400 for the day. Not just Kinsmen and skiers made the day a suc- cess. Huron Concrete donated the machinery and time needed to open a section of the Goderich Township siderottli; the"_course -started Ott ; th, allow skiers to park tlreilrears off Highway 8. to b�( �4. il. succeed custodian at hon bin:_drivhs porary balms in a idatiotli'to custodial duties. When It was - stated Mr, Read would be : taking .the three trips a day morning, noon WO after school - this raised somequestions among trustees who seemed to have forgottenthat' noon -hour busing was done in the system. It is also done at Goderich. Trustee Michael Connolly of Kippen'said he thought "we should take a harder look into noon hour busing". He did not think it was right for it to be done in some areas only. Mr. Young said it was,done for these children as they were more than a mile from school. "Because of distance they had to be bused, otherwise ..they might have gone to the nearby public school." • Mr. Young said this was looked into constructively Last year, but if there was • anyone over a mile from the school they should come forward if they wished to be considered for .noon -hour busing, he said. However, Mr. , Young said where noon -hour busing is done he did not think "it worthy of changing for the Strati Conniff j7 .at -'7_ and invii attend if, 'The . i resolutlots' South Ban that With the: st buildings anti e►#'operties there would not be any grant deductions. ". The.. board '"supported the Hastings -Prince . Edward Count y" Separate- "School - Board resolution on the concern about pornography. Mr. Vinter was asked' to contact the Dean of Huron - Perth Deanery to ask if there was any unified effort against • pornography being planned in the area. Michael Connolly,* ex- pressing concern about snow loads -on school roofs and safety of roofs, was told that a check was made by Kyles, Kyles & Garratt of Stratford last fall and a report made to the- Ministry that all schools in the system in Huron and Perth met safety regulations. All principals will be asked to check roofs for snow problems. 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